Blogs from White Mountain Apache Reservation, Arizona, United States, North America

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"Yer lucky them lions didn't gecha!" he grinned. The natural reaction to a comment like this coming from a guy with three visible teeth and a heavy yokle accent is incredulity. Unless, as was the case, the commentator is a local Apache who grew up just up river from where I was camped the night before. "I wouldn't'a slep' out dere!" he giggled as a follow-up. I had worried about mountain lions that night. I'd worried about a lot of things. But I did what I had to to calm myself down. From the journal: I like these rocks, all smoothed out over the centuries... Fewer places for snakes to hide. But what about the scorpions...? It had been a FULL day. I left lake Roosevelt shortly after first light. Not dawn - first light. I ... read more
Stopped to take it in...
Bonafied Arizona ruins
Take your crater and stuff it!


Today I went through the Globe to Show Low Scenic Drive with stop at Cibeque Creek for an unforgettable hike. The 2 miles hike along the bank of Cibeque creek was refreshing. I was totally absorbed by the beauty of the mountain, stream, rocks, and vegetations. It wasn't easy to get there. In fact, if not because of the National Geographic guide book, I wouldn't have known about this place. The 4 mile rugged and primitive dirt road along the salt river took 30 minutes each way for my Accord to get through at the average speed of 8 miles per hour. Once I reached the creek, and after I got rid of all the self-doubts, I emerged myself into the quiet and serene mountain and stream scenary. The mountain fully embraced me as part of ... read more
A little fall color at Cibeque Creek
Cibeque Creek
Cibeque Creek 1




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